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Founders and Alumni Hall overlooking a pound on the Edwardsville campus of Southern Illinois University.
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC), Foellinger Auditorium, view from main quad
Chicago, Illinois, USA park and skyline.
Illinois flag waving in the wind on clouds sky. High quality fabric. International relations concept
Let Freedom Ring! Historic Liberty Bell in front of the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield, Illinois, USA.

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Abstract of Gemini blue star creeper (possible binomial name: Pratia pedunculate, Laurentia fluviatilis, or Isotoma fluviatilis) early in summer, northern Illinois, for decoration and backgroundImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/abstract-gemini-blue-star-creeper-possible-311120438">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Painterly abstract of prairie pothole (a natural depression full of water) reflecting blue sky in springtime, northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/painterly-abstract-prairie-pothole-natural-depression-188091002">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Pointillized multicolored abstract of tall deciduous tree with changing leaves in autumnImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/pointillized-multicolored-abstract-tall-deciduous-tree-240413329">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Urban magnetism: Row of yachts docked in Burnham Harbor by Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears professional football team, along the lakefront on a sunny spring morning in ChicagoImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/urban-magnetism-row-yachts-docked-burnham-293078993">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Landscaper's solution to prevent flooding from rain or snowmelt: Steel culvert with collar by wooden fence near pond in mid DecemberImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/landscapers-solution-prevent-flooding-rain-snowmelt-91050578">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Your message here: Blank wooden signboard in state park on a spring afternoonImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/message-here-blank-wooden-signboard-state-99484295">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Closeup of spring garden floral arrangement in large earthenware potsImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/closeup-spring-garden-floral-arrangement-large-141542017">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Meat (minus a few slices) roasting on spit over campfire in Confederate camp at a reenactment of the American Civil War (1861-1865)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/meat-slices-roasting-spit-campfire-confederate-148795040">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Serenity after a snowstormImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/serenity-snowstorm-232154266">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Perennial garden favorite: Creeping phlox (botanical name: Phlox subulata) with white and pink striped petals around a small patch of similar but solid pink phloxImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/perennial-garden-favorite-creeping-phlox-botanical-99917360">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Outside world at a glance: Four-part porthole in a walled garden with a view of spacious green lawn, trees, and patio across the wayImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/world-glance-fourpart-porthole-walled-garden-195167774">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
White-edged hosta in spring gardenImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/whiteedged-hosta-spring-garden-104912126">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Curve in training racetrack for horsesImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/curve-training-racetrack-horses-59895760">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Autumn at a glance: Brilliantly colored maple leaves in puddleImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/autumn-glance-brilliantly-colored-maple-leaves-117024397">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Broccoli (botanical name: Brassica oleracea) at farmer's marketImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/broccoli-botanical-name-brassica-oleracea-farmers-151608074">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Many boxes of red begonias (botanical name: Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum; cultivar: Encore IV Red) arranged in greenhouse and intended for spring planting on golf courseImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/boxes-red-begonias-botanical-name-begonia-101944822">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Tree bud in spring symbolizes beginnings and renewalImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/tree-bud-spring-symbolizes-beginnings-renewal-136092572">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Winter at a glance: Painterly illustration of bare tree reflected by icy surface of stream with frozen bubbles, in black and whiteImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/winter-glance-painterly-illustration-bare-tree-239966695">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Charentais melons, also known as French cantaloupes, at farmer's marketImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/charentais-melons-also-known-french-cantaloupes-151984223">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Dramatic perspective of training racetrack for horses on late summer afternoonImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/dramatic-perspective-training-racetrack-horses-late-59897728">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Autumn at a glance: Brilliantly colored maple leaves in puddleImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/autumn-glance-brilliantly-colored-maple-leaves-120982273">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Bark of American elm (botanical name: Ulmus americana), a hardy tree native to eastern North AmericaImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/bark-american-elm-botanical-name-ulmus-77785048">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Ice sculpture of elephant or mastodon, partial view, in public square -- detail of winter ice festival in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/ice-sculpture-elephant-mastodon-partial-view-9438046">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Charentais melons, also known as French cantaloupes, at farmer's market (foreground focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/charentais-melons-also-known-french-cantaloupes-151614644">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Assortment of terra cotta flowerpots and plant pots outside a greenhouse in springtimeImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/assortment-terra-cotta-flowerpots-plant-pots-126722303">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Winter at a glance: Unrecognizable man in hooded coat stands holding a snow blower while he looks downward and snow falls all around himImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/winter-glance-unrecognizable-man-hooded-coat-144476584">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Dutch door to Colonial-style brick horse stable, with top half openImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/dutch-door-colonialstyle-brick-horse-stable-88070644">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Urban abstract: Angled windows reflect pillars of contemporary institutional building in ChicagoImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/urban-abstract-angled-windows-reflect-pillars-115876753">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Detail of neoclassical design on skyscraper (originally a bank, designed by Daniel Hudson Burnham in 1911) in the financial district of downtown ChicagoImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/detail-neoclassical-design-skyscraper-originally-bank-90444811">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Yellow golf ball in snow on ledge in winter (selective focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/yellow-golf-ball-snow-ledge-winter-126819311">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Building conformity: Row of nearly identical one-car garages in winterImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/building-conformity-row-nearly-identical-onecar-96279689">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Smoky campfire in military encampment at reenactment of American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/smoky-campfire-military-encampment-reenactment-american-153536762">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Detail of antique wooden door with padlock and hardware on restored Victorian house built in 1858 and now maintained as a public museumImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/detail-antique-wooden-door-padlock-hardware-246545809">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Green and wax beans (binomial name of both cultivars: Phaseolus vulgaris) on display at a farmer's marketImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/green-wax-beans-binomial-name-cultivars-151696556">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Multicolored abstract illustration of snowy tree in winter (Abstract)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/multicolored-abstract-illustration-snowy-tree-winter-210689179">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Detail of campfire, with burning log between two coffeepots and a tub of water, at Confederate encampment before reenactment of battle in American Civil War (1861-1865)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/detail-campfire-burning-log-two-coffeepots-147903464">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Autumn at a glance: Brilliantly colored maple leaves in puddleImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/autumn-glance-brilliantly-colored-maple-leaves-116444332">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Decorative spring abstract: Illustration of geraniums in an ornamental gardenImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/decorative-spring-abstract-illustration-geraniums-ornamental-336167945">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Full-frame view of a perennial garden favorite: Creeping phlox (botanical name: Phlox subulata) with white and pink striped petalsImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/fullframe-view-perennial-garden-favorite-creeping-99633200">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Boater's view of Chicago skyline in summerImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/boaters-view-chicago-skyline-summer-107644277">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Kaleidoscopic abstract of flower bed in summerImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/kaleidoscopic-abstract-flower-bed-summer-210106018">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Contrast in tornado recovery: Foreground of abandonment with broken debris by concrete steps of blasted foundation in contrast with reconstruction of single-family house across the streetImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/contrast-tornado-recovery-foreground-abandonment-broken-185101988">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Inscription on anonymous public monument, with start date of September 11, 2001, indicates the war on terrorism continues to go on (reflection of sky on polished face of granite slab)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/inscription-anonymous-public-monument-start-date-74147113">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Skyline of Chicago, near Lakeshore Drive, contrasting park pavilion and nearby skyscrapers on an overcast morning in OctoberImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/skyline-chicago-lakeshore-drive-contrasting-park-115598461">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Pointillism in nature: Green algae covering surface of creek, for texture or background, or concept of overpopulationImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/pointillism-nature-green-algae-covering-surface-110080109">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Green foxtail (Setaria viridis), a wild grass common in the United States. Often considered a weed, it grows in clumps.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/green-foxtail-setaria-viridis-wild-grass-37889245">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Painterly abstract of greenhouse flowers in the manner of French impressionist Claude MonetImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/painterly-abstract-greenhouse-flowers-manner-french-184379564">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
21st century phlox in summer (focus on foreground flower), an attraction for hummingbirds and butterfliesImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/21st-century-phlox-summer-focus-foreground-119135671">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Abstract maritime study: Pointillist view of masts and rigging of beached sailboats in the foreground, with sailboats performing maneuvers during a sailing class on Lake Michigan beyondImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/abstract-maritime-study-pointillist-view-masts-270547580">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Multiple tracks of car tires, with a few footprints, in snow on pavementImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/multiple-tracks-car-tires-footprints-snow-24827731">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>

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